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and the issue really is, is red america and blue america willing to mediate its differences? otherwise we're saying, compromise is too hard for us, we'll leave it to our kids to do it for themselves. this doesn't auger very well for so many important issues. these two sides ultimately do have to leave with each other. we saw a republican congress in '96 and '97, they were able to get a lot done. can these two sides kind of find a way to mediate their differences because no one is going away and this could be a very long two years if not. >> thanks. i want to thank jessica yellin for us tonight. also lisa up on capitol hill for us. ron brownstein, thanks so much. >>> for the second time this month, someone has been pushed in front of an oncoming train in new york and died. now the search is on for a suspect. >>> and l.a. officials say it's a sign of the times. rocket launchers and other military weapons are turned in at their gun buyback. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome.
and the issue really is, is red america and blue america willing to mediate its differences? otherwise we're saying, compromise is too hard for us, we'll leave it to our kids to do it for themselves. this doesn't auger very well for so many important issues. these two sides ultimately do have to leave with each other. we saw a republican congress in '96 and '97, they were able to get a lot done. can these two sides kind of find a way to mediate their differences because no one is going away and...
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america can. there is about zero chance -- in fact, i have more chance of growing hair than the u.s. has of defaulting on its debt. i think this is ridiculous and we have to point out that a lot of these republicans, particularly tea party republicans, are making these statements that are simply not true. the u.s. stands no chance of defaulting on its debt anytime in your or my lifetime. >> i think i agree with you on almost all of that. i think it's worth pointing out there is a point in here the republicans are raising, which is a good one. if the deal goes through, as it's been written, the impact on long-term deficits is negligible. the debt is still on an unsustainable rising path. we've made no meaningful reforms to the entitlement programs. if i have a concern, it's that everybody knows what we need is a deal that smooths us out of too much austerity in the near term so we don't go back to recession. the deals with the debt over the long term. i worry we're getting the opposite. a deal that
america can. there is about zero chance -- in fact, i have more chance of growing hair than the u.s. has of defaulting on its debt. i think this is ridiculous and we have to point out that a lot of these republicans, particularly tea party republicans, are making these statements that are simply not true. the u.s. stands no chance of defaulting on its debt anytime in your or my lifetime. >> i think i agree with you on almost all of that. i think it's worth pointing out there is a point in...
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. >> and in doing so, they tell every insane killer in america that schools are the safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk. >> he has blood on his hands. >> despite being disrupted twice, making killers famous in the news and glorifying them in movies and video games. >> a child growing up in america today witnesses 16,000 murders and 200,000 acts of violence by the time he or she reach the ripe old age of 18. and does anybody really believe that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school he's already identified at this very moment? >> almost certainly part of this muscle flex was to remind congress members who might be tempted to join calls for gun reform that the nra has enormous influence, not just nationally but also in state and local races. >> the national polls can show an overwhelming majority of people in favor of certain gun control measures but republicans know the turnout is small in their primaries and the nra members will be there and may very well take it out on them if they vote in favor of gun control. >> the bottom line of the nra statement
. >> and in doing so, they tell every insane killer in america that schools are the safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk. >> he has blood on his hands. >> despite being disrupted twice, making killers famous in the news and glorifying them in movies and video games. >> a child growing up in america today witnesses 16,000 murders and 200,000 acts of violence by the time he or she reach the ripe old age of 18. and does anybody really believe that the...
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and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> a bombshell announcement today on capitol hill. senator jim demint of south carolina, certainly a great champion of the tea party movement announced he's leaving the senate to become the president of one of washington's most influential conservative think tank organizations, the heritage foundation. the senator's standing by to join us live in "the situation room" in just a moment. first, let's get some background from our senior congressional correspondent dana bash joining us from capitol hill. i think it's fair to say, dana, all of us were stunned by this announcement today. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. w
and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> a bombshell announcement today on capitol hill. senator jim demint of...
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i think it goes to what america is all about. do we really want to do things which are inhumane and basically immoral, in other words, torturing people. do we want to do that? and what is the impact of our image in the world when we do do that? we are in a vast long twilight i ideological struggle with the forces of islam. and this gives them all kinds of ammunition when they have a movie shows we are torturing people. you see my point? >> we see your point. certainly do, senator. let's talk about chuck hagel the former republican senator from nebraska. man you know, you served with him. if the president nominates him to succeed leon panetta as the secretary of defense, will you vote to confirm him? >> i want to give him the opportunity if he's nominated to testify. he'll pay visits to people, before the armed services committee, which i'm a member, as you know. but i do believe that with any nomination that we will exercise our responsibilities of advise and consent. as you know, chuck hagel and i had some differences over the y
i think it goes to what america is all about. do we really want to do things which are inhumane and basically immoral, in other words, torturing people. do we want to do that? and what is the impact of our image in the world when we do do that? we are in a vast long twilight i ideological struggle with the forces of islam. and this gives them all kinds of ammunition when they have a movie shows we are torturing people. you see my point? >> we see your point. certainly do, senator. let's...
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at 88 years old, bush is america's hoamerica e america's oldest living former president. cnn's miguel marquez joins us from houston. what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest seems to be that he is sick, but not critical. even his current chief of staff, coming out today, gene becker, with a statement saying, you know, put the harps back in the closet. he's not going anywhere yet. when i read you a little bit of that statement, will he be in the hospital for a little while, wrote becker, yes. he is 88 years old, he had a terrible case of bronchitis, which is then complications, because of he had parkinson's disease. he got out of the hospital, went back in with the bronchitis, and it really took it out of him, it sounds like. now he's beyond the bronchitis, but they're trying to get him back up to his fighting weight, back into shape so they can get him out of the hospital, get rid of that fever that seems to be keeping him down a little bit. his spokesperson today did say, make no make about it, this guy's humor, his trademark sense of humor is in tact and all of his fa
at 88 years old, bush is america's hoamerica e america's oldest living former president. cnn's miguel marquez joins us from houston. what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest seems to be that he is sick, but not critical. even his current chief of staff, coming out today, gene becker, with a statement saying, you know, put the harps back in the closet. he's not going anywhere yet. when i read you a little bit of that statement, will he be in the hospital for a little while, wrote becker,...
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not the least of which will be the level -- fracturing of confidence in the united states of america. >> seismic and significant. very powerful words. how could this play out for americans if we don't have a deal? what will that feel like to them, howard? >> i think there will be tremendous personal pressure on people who are going to see their daily lives affected in ways that are hard to fathom, hard to calculate and hard to understand. and that's why i think this is so critical. coupled with the fact that this will have a significant avalanche effect on the rest of the world. >> just to give you some perspective here, joe, he said compared to the debt ceiling debate, that whole debacle a year ago, this is going to be night and day. that's how much worse he thinks it will be for the global economy if we don't get a deal. so they're putting their money behind this, too. i'll show you a full page ad that you'll see thursday and friday. simple, but there you have it, come together. that will be on your starbucks cup. they're teaming up with fix the debt, which some other ceos have also
not the least of which will be the level -- fracturing of confidence in the united states of america. >> seismic and significant. very powerful words. how could this play out for americans if we don't have a deal? what will that feel like to them, howard? >> i think there will be tremendous personal pressure on people who are going to see their daily lives affected in ways that are hard to fathom, hard to calculate and hard to understand. and that's why i think this is so critical....